1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to civil actions; providing for interlocutory appeal on the question of class 
1.3 	certification;proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 540.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. [540.19] CLASS ACTIONS; INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL.
1.6 	A court's order certifying a class action, refusing to certify a class action, or denying 
1.7 	a motion to decertify a class action is appealable in the same manner as a final order or 
1.8 	judgment. While an appeal under this subdivision is pending, all discovery and other 
1.9 	proceedings in the district court must be stayed.

1.10 	Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.
 1.11 	Section 1 is effective July 1, 2008, and applies to cases pending on or filed on or 
1.12 	after that date.